Use and Permissions

Publishing Materials from Special Collections & Archives

We want to know about your research. Special Collections & Archives is interested in learning more about the impact of our collections. Please complete our Use and Publication Form to tell us about your publication/use plans. We utilize this information to connect users to relevant resources, enhance our knowledge of collections, and review publications that draw upon our resources for potential addition to Special Collections & Archives’ holdings.

Permissions

Users are not required to request permission from Baker Library to cite, quote, or use information from the majority of our collections. We can provide permission to publish from collections only when Baker Library is the copyright holder. If we do not hold copyright, or if the use falls under fair use, you do not need, nor can we provide permission. We will not sign third-party permissions forms from publishers or other entities.

Listed below are the collections for which users are required to seek permission due to donor agreements or copyright.

• R.G. Dun & Company Credit Report Volumes

• Muriel Siebert Collection

• John Hawkins Research Interviews about Henri Termeer

There is no fee to use quotations or to cite information from the collections; however, there may be costs associated with reproducing collection content in for-profit publications or the distribution of audiovisual content.

Copyright

In many cases, Baker Library does not hold the copyright to its materials or they are in the public domain and, hence, we cannot grant or deny permission to use them. The responsibility for determining the copyright status of any materials you may wish to use and obtaining permission for the intended use rests solely with you. We have included the names of third-party copyright holders in collection guides when known.

Citing the Collections

The standard convention for citing collections is below. Each citation format varies in how to cite specific materials.

Manuscript Collections

Collection name, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.

HBS Archives Collections

Collection name, HBS Archives, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.

Print Collections

Collection name, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.

Our main print collections are the:

• Baker Old Class Collection

• Kress Collection of Business and Economics

• Trade Catalogs Collection

• Corporate Reports Collection